Visit to Timor-Leste, July 2018
The Foreign Minister arrives in Dili, Timor-Leste and is greeted by officials from Timor-Leste’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister is presented with a traditional tais garment and flowers on her arrival in Dili, Timor-Leste. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister is greeted by Timor-Leste’s Ambassador to Australia, Abel Gutteres, on her arrival to Dili, Timor-Leste. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister meets with young Timorese leaders at a reception. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister speaks to Australia Awards alumnus and former Timor-Leste Secretary of State for Training and Employment, Nivio Magalhaes, at a reception for Young Leaders in Dili. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister speaks to Bella Galhos, Timorese businesswoman and participant in the Australian-supported 2017 Emerging Leaders Program. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister speaks to Australia Award alumni from Timor-Leste at a reception for Young Leaders in Dili. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister meets with participants in the Australian-supported 2017 Emerging Leaders Program in Timor-Leste. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister makes remarks at Young Leaders Reception in Dili, Timor-Leste. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister partakes in a traditional Timorese dance at a Young Leaders Reception in Dili, Timor-Leste. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
Foreign Minister Bishop announces the new chapter in the Australia-Timor-Leste bilateral relationship. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
In a keynote address at an official dinner in Dili, the Foreign Minister outlines how Australia and Timor-Leste will deepen and strengthen their ties and cooperation. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister meets Timor-Leste’s President Francisco Guterres ‘Lu-Olo’ in Dili, Timor-Leste. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister and Timor-Leste’s Foreign Minister Soares meet to discuss the revitalised bilateral relationship between Australia and Timor-Leste. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
Foreign Minister Bishop and Timor-Leste’s Foreign Minister Soares hold a Joint Press Conference to announce the new chapter in the Australia and Timor-Leste relationship. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister meets Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak in Dili, Timor-Leste. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister exchanges gifts with Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak in Dili, Timor-Leste. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister meets with metal worker trainees at the Tibar Training Centre supported by the Australian Aid Program in Timor-Leste. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister and returned Seasonal Workers at the Tibar Training Centre in Timor-Leste. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister with returned Seasonal Worker Nuno Ridenio who used skills gained during the program to start his own coffee business. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister speaks to Timorese-Australian entrepreneur Mel Lay, who has started the first export-oriented fashion label in Timor-Leste with the support of Australia’s Market Development Facility. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister speaks to Timorese-Australian entrepreneur Mel Lay, who has started the first export-oriented fashion label in Timor-Leste with the support of Australia’s Market Development Facility. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister speaks to workers at Mahanaim Fashion House run by entrepreneur Mel Lay in Dili, Timor-Leste. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
he Foreign Minister meets Timor-Leste’s Minister for Defence and Security, Dr Filomeno Paixao at the Dare WW2 Memorial in Timor-Leste. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister with Defence Attache Colonel Michael Rozzoli at the Dare WW2 Memorial in Timor-Leste. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister signs the guestbook at the Dare WW2 Memorial in Timor-Leste. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
Remembrance Service at Dare WW2 Memorial in Timor-Leste. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
Remembrance Service at Dare WW2 Memorial in Timor-Leste. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister and a school choir sing a song together at the Dare Memorial in Timor-Leste. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister and a school choir sing a song together at the Dare Memorial in Timor-Leste. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister meets defence personnel serving in Timor-Leste at the Dare WW2 Memorial. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister meets New Colombo Plan partner organisations in Timor-Leste. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister meets with representatives from Australia’s Program to End Violence Against Women in Timor-Leste, Nabilan at an Australian Aid Expo. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister meets with representatives from Australia’s Program to End Violence Against Women in Timor-Leste, Nabilan at an Australian Aid Expo. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.
The Foreign Minister hears about the family planning and reproductive health education provided by the Australian-supported Marie Stopes program in Timor-Leste. Photo credit: DFAT Official Photographer, Bernardino Soares.